Lyonia lucida
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B
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Fetterbush, Shiny Lyonia
Ericaceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 2-6 (10) ft tall by clonal, 4 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White,pink | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen, blooms late winter to early spring | |
| Habitats: | Flatwoods, dome swamp (on hummocks), scrub, scrubby flatwoods. In wetlands typically on hummocks. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | May be used as a hedge and takes to pruning. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Attracts bees. The following bees were observed visiting flowers of Lyonia lucida at Archbold Biological Station as reported in the Coastal Plain Wiki.
- Apidae: Bombus impatiens
- Halictidae: Lasioglossum placidensis